Category: Literature

Write an essay in which you argue whether or not “Rocky Raccoon” can be classified as a traditional ballad (please make sure you consider both structure and content in making your argument). Support your view with evidence from the text and your knowledge about traditional ballad structure. Note: while you are not expected to be…

Watch this short video and write a one-page response paper discussing what you learned. https://youtu.be/qg4NAbiCpt0

One of the central concepts of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel When We Were Orphans is that an individual’s identity is made up of memories (and, indeed, the recalling of those memories). As you know from your reading, the novel is comprised exclusively of memories, as Christopher Banks writes retrospectively about his life experiences. Your assignment for…

Research Paper (25%): This paper should be three pages long (shorter or longer papers are not acceptable). The Works Cited page will be your fourth page. For your Research Paper you may write about a character, issue, or theme from any of the required course readings from weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The following…

Text: Andre Alexis, Fifteen Dogs who is the character what is the role in the novel what he/or she contribute to the story how the novel benefits from the character’s presence